Expert Tips - Brewing Coffee
There are several factors that lead to a good cup - it’s not just the espresso machine. Your coffee has to be fresh (ground coffee loses flavour and body quickly), it has to be ground correctly for the extraction method you are using, the correct amount of coffee must be used - too little gives a thin flavour without balance and your equipment must be cleaned regularly. Water quality is important, use filtered water if possible.
That perfect cup in the cafe is due to the fact that the cafe turns its coffee over quickly so it is always fresh and the Barista making the coffee knows how to get the best from the equipment. Now you can too!
Beans
For the perfect cup, use nothing but the best quality Arabica coffee beans. Arabica beans are also known as 'specialty coffee' and 'gourmet coffee'. Bay Coffee Roasters only use carefully selected Arabica beans from the world over.
Water
If you notice any traces of chlorine, iron, or other minerals in your water, use a quality bottled or filtered water. Softened or distilled water should not to be used to brew coffee as they will affect the flavour of the coffee.
For the perfect water temperature, bring the water to a boil and let it cool a few seconds. Known as 'off the boil', the water is between 90 to 95 degrees Celsius. Water any cooler will not capture the full flavour of the beans. Boiling or reheating coffee literally boils away flavour.
Grind
The type of grind depends on the brewing technique: if the water is in contact with the coffee for a long period of time e.g. when using a plunger, the grind should be coarse.
If the water is to be in contact with the coffee for a short period of time e.g. when using a drip filter, the grind should be fine. Be sure your coffee beans are correctly ground for your brewing method.
It's said the best water-to-coffee ratio is 1 tablespoon of ground coffee (2 tablespoons of whole beans) for each 180ml of water.
The Manual Drip
The Manual Drip brewing process consistently produces superior coffee. Use fine ground coffee. Preheat the carafe or cup with hot water. Add coffee to the filter and place it on top of an insulated coffee carafe or cup. Evenly moisten the grounds (with water off the boil). Wait a few seconds, then add water to the top of the filter. (For more flavour let the grounds coat the sides of the filter, and not settle into the middle). Remove filter and stir coffee.
The Auto Drip
The Auto Drip brewing process produces coffee similar to the Manual Drip. Use fine ground coffee. Fill the coffee maker with cold water. Place a filter into the basket. Add 1 tablespoon ground coffee for each 180ml of water. Place coffee and filter into the holder, close lid, and turn on the machine.
Stove Top
Home Espresso coffee can be made either in a stove top espresso maker e.g. Bialetti or in a domestic electric espresso machine.
Use coffee ground medium fine.
When using a stove top always fill the coffee receptacle to the maximum level and firm down. This is because if there is insufficient coffee, or it is not packed, the water will pass through the coffee too quickly and not extract all the flavours. Unless supplied with a spacer it is not possible to use less coffee only the amount of water can be varied.
Add the required amount of water, fill the coffee holder with grounds wipe any grounds from the rim, firm the grounds and assemble the coffee maker.
Place on the stove until the water boils and the coffee is extracted.
Extraction is complete when the pot starts to hiss. Remove from the stove and wait a few seconds before pouring.
The Plunger or French Press
The Plunger or French Press is an excellent method for brewing the darker roasts and blends of beans and producing a full-textured coffee.
Use a medium to coarse grind of coffee. Preheat the pot and plunger with hot water. Add 1 tablespoon coffee for each 180ml cup into the glass cylinder. Slowly pour the water (just off the boil) into the cylinder and stir the grounds. Set the plunger on top of the cylinder and steep 2 to 4 minutes.
Press plunger down slowly (if the plunger does not press down easily, try a slightly coarser grind.) Allow sediment to settle for 30 seconds before pouring.
Home Espresso
If you are lucky enough to have a home espresso machine follow the manufacturer's instructions. Use medium fine ground coffee. Ask us to grind you a sample.
Ideal extraction will produce a full and persistent crema. Little or no crema indicates that the grind is too fine, a full crema that disipates quickly indicates the grind is too coarse. Good coffee is made in a preheated machine in warm cups. Always run some hot water through your machine first.
Source : Baycoffee.com.au
March 7, 2009
Making Perfect Coffee
Expert Tips - Brewing Coffee
There are several factors that lead to a good cup - it’s not just the espresso machine. Your coffee has to be fresh (ground coffee loses flavour and body quickly), it has to be ground correctly for the extraction method you are using, the correct amount of coffee must be used - too little gives a thin flavour without balance and your equipment must be cleaned regularly. Water quality is important, use filtered water if possible.
That perfect cup in the cafe is due to the fact that the cafe turns its coffee over quickly so it is always fresh and the Barista making the coffee knows how to get the best from the equipment. Now you can too!
Beans
For the perfect cup, use nothing but the best quality Arabica coffee beans. Arabica beans are also known as 'specialty coffee' and 'gourmet coffee'. Bay Coffee Roasters only use carefully selected Arabica beans from the world over.
Water
If you notice any traces of chlorine, iron, or other minerals in your water, use a quality bottled or filtered water. Softened or distilled water should not to be used to brew coffee as they will affect the flavour of the coffee.
For the perfect water temperature, bring the water to a boil and let it cool a few seconds. Known as 'off the boil', the water is between 90 to 95 degrees Celsius. Water any cooler will not capture the full flavour of the beans. Boiling or reheating coffee literally boils away flavour.
Grind
The type of grind depends on the brewing technique: if the water is in contact with the coffee for a long period of time e.g. when using a plunger, the grind should be coarse.
If the water is to be in contact with the coffee for a short period of time e.g. when using a drip filter, the grind should be fine. Be sure your coffee beans are correctly ground for your brewing method.
It's said the best water-to-coffee ratio is 1 tablespoon of ground coffee (2 tablespoons of whole beans) for each 180ml of water.
The Manual Drip
The Manual Drip brewing process consistently produces superior coffee. Use fine ground coffee. Preheat the carafe or cup with hot water. Add coffee to the filter and place it on top of an insulated coffee carafe or cup. Evenly moisten the grounds (with water off the boil). Wait a few seconds, then add water to the top of the filter. (For more flavour let the grounds coat the sides of the filter, and not settle into the middle). Remove filter and stir coffee.
The Auto Drip
The Auto Drip brewing process produces coffee similar to the Manual Drip. Use fine ground coffee. Fill the coffee maker with cold water. Place a filter into the basket. Add 1 tablespoon ground coffee for each 180ml of water. Place coffee and filter into the holder, close lid, and turn on the machine.
Stove Top
Home Espresso coffee can be made either in a stove top espresso maker e.g. Bialetti or in a domestic electric espresso machine.
Use coffee ground medium fine.
When using a stove top always fill the coffee receptacle to the maximum level and firm down. This is because if there is insufficient coffee, or it is not packed, the water will pass through the coffee too quickly and not extract all the flavours. Unless supplied with a spacer it is not possible to use less coffee only the amount of water can be varied.
Add the required amount of water, fill the coffee holder with grounds wipe any grounds from the rim, firm the grounds and assemble the coffee maker.
Place on the stove until the water boils and the coffee is extracted.
Extraction is complete when the pot starts to hiss. Remove from the stove and wait a few seconds before pouring.
The Plunger or French Press
The Plunger or French Press is an excellent method for brewing the darker roasts and blends of beans and producing a full-textured coffee.
Use a medium to coarse grind of coffee. Preheat the pot and plunger with hot water. Add 1 tablespoon coffee for each 180ml cup into the glass cylinder. Slowly pour the water (just off the boil) into the cylinder and stir the grounds. Set the plunger on top of the cylinder and steep 2 to 4 minutes.
Press plunger down slowly (if the plunger does not press down easily, try a slightly coarser grind.) Allow sediment to settle for 30 seconds before pouring.
Home Espresso
If you are lucky enough to have a home espresso machine follow the manufacturer's instructions. Use medium fine ground coffee. Ask us to grind you a sample.
Ideal extraction will produce a full and persistent crema. Little or no crema indicates that the grind is too fine, a full crema that disipates quickly indicates the grind is too coarse. Good coffee is made in a preheated machine in warm cups. Always run some hot water through your machine first.
Source : Baycoffee.com.au
There are several factors that lead to a good cup - it’s not just the espresso machine. Your coffee has to be fresh (ground coffee loses flavour and body quickly), it has to be ground correctly for the extraction method you are using, the correct amount of coffee must be used - too little gives a thin flavour without balance and your equipment must be cleaned regularly. Water quality is important, use filtered water if possible.
That perfect cup in the cafe is due to the fact that the cafe turns its coffee over quickly so it is always fresh and the Barista making the coffee knows how to get the best from the equipment. Now you can too!
Beans
For the perfect cup, use nothing but the best quality Arabica coffee beans. Arabica beans are also known as 'specialty coffee' and 'gourmet coffee'. Bay Coffee Roasters only use carefully selected Arabica beans from the world over.
Water
If you notice any traces of chlorine, iron, or other minerals in your water, use a quality bottled or filtered water. Softened or distilled water should not to be used to brew coffee as they will affect the flavour of the coffee.
For the perfect water temperature, bring the water to a boil and let it cool a few seconds. Known as 'off the boil', the water is between 90 to 95 degrees Celsius. Water any cooler will not capture the full flavour of the beans. Boiling or reheating coffee literally boils away flavour.
Grind
The type of grind depends on the brewing technique: if the water is in contact with the coffee for a long period of time e.g. when using a plunger, the grind should be coarse.
If the water is to be in contact with the coffee for a short period of time e.g. when using a drip filter, the grind should be fine. Be sure your coffee beans are correctly ground for your brewing method.
It's said the best water-to-coffee ratio is 1 tablespoon of ground coffee (2 tablespoons of whole beans) for each 180ml of water.
The Manual Drip
The Manual Drip brewing process consistently produces superior coffee. Use fine ground coffee. Preheat the carafe or cup with hot water. Add coffee to the filter and place it on top of an insulated coffee carafe or cup. Evenly moisten the grounds (with water off the boil). Wait a few seconds, then add water to the top of the filter. (For more flavour let the grounds coat the sides of the filter, and not settle into the middle). Remove filter and stir coffee.
The Auto Drip
The Auto Drip brewing process produces coffee similar to the Manual Drip. Use fine ground coffee. Fill the coffee maker with cold water. Place a filter into the basket. Add 1 tablespoon ground coffee for each 180ml of water. Place coffee and filter into the holder, close lid, and turn on the machine.
Stove Top
Home Espresso coffee can be made either in a stove top espresso maker e.g. Bialetti or in a domestic electric espresso machine.
Use coffee ground medium fine.
When using a stove top always fill the coffee receptacle to the maximum level and firm down. This is because if there is insufficient coffee, or it is not packed, the water will pass through the coffee too quickly and not extract all the flavours. Unless supplied with a spacer it is not possible to use less coffee only the amount of water can be varied.
Add the required amount of water, fill the coffee holder with grounds wipe any grounds from the rim, firm the grounds and assemble the coffee maker.
Place on the stove until the water boils and the coffee is extracted.
Extraction is complete when the pot starts to hiss. Remove from the stove and wait a few seconds before pouring.
The Plunger or French Press
The Plunger or French Press is an excellent method for brewing the darker roasts and blends of beans and producing a full-textured coffee.
Use a medium to coarse grind of coffee. Preheat the pot and plunger with hot water. Add 1 tablespoon coffee for each 180ml cup into the glass cylinder. Slowly pour the water (just off the boil) into the cylinder and stir the grounds. Set the plunger on top of the cylinder and steep 2 to 4 minutes.
Press plunger down slowly (if the plunger does not press down easily, try a slightly coarser grind.) Allow sediment to settle for 30 seconds before pouring.
Home Espresso
If you are lucky enough to have a home espresso machine follow the manufacturer's instructions. Use medium fine ground coffee. Ask us to grind you a sample.
Ideal extraction will produce a full and persistent crema. Little or no crema indicates that the grind is too fine, a full crema that disipates quickly indicates the grind is too coarse. Good coffee is made in a preheated machine in warm cups. Always run some hot water through your machine first.
Source : Baycoffee.com.au
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